PhilWeb promotes SVP as new president

MANILA, Philippines — PhilWeb Corp. names a long-time company executive for gaming as its new president effective next month.

In a stock exchange filing yesterday, the listed gaming firm said Brian Ng has been elected PhilWeb president effective Feb. 1, following the resignation of Dennis Valdés.

Ng is PhilWeb’s senior vice president for gaming since joining the company in January 2011.

Prior to joining the company, he was connected with Affinity Express Philippines Inc., RR Donnelley Global Outsourcing, SPi, and the Print Town Group of Companies.

Ng has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the Ateneo de Manila University and MBA from the Ateneo de Manila Graduate School of Business.

Valdés, meanwhile,is moving to Alphaland Corp.

“We are very pleased with the election of Brian to the post of president. His capable handling of our gaming operations over the past years gives us great confidence that he will bring fresh ideas and renewed energy to the task of propelling PhilWeb to new heights, especially as we continue our dual push in e-casino and e-bingo,” Valdes said.

PhilWeb ended 2019 with a total of 89 electronic gaming outlets either directly owned or under management control. These are composed of 66 e-games outlets and 23 e-bingo outlets.

PhilWeb is an accredited service provider to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. for its network of electronic gaming outlets.

Its wholly owned subsidiaries include BigGame Inc. and Easy E-Bingo Inc., which operate e-games and e-bingo outlets, respectively.